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It was after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson released information on the newly discovered variant of the virus, which spreads 70 percent faster than the common coronavirus, on Saturday that the Netherlands first released on Saturday night, and now on Sunday also Belgium decided to stop flights from England. .
Read more: Boris Johnson cancels Christmas celebrations in London.
Germany is in concept to take the same action, according to information to Der Spiegel, and in the afternoon, French television BFM stated that France is also considering stopping flights from the UK.
British Health Minister Matt Hancock warned on Sunday morning that he had no control over the new variant of the virus and urged everyone in areas covered by the Level 4 restrictions, from Saturday including London, to act as if were infected.
The new level means that the easing of restrictions that would apply for five days during the weekends will not go away. Instead, it will be a one-day opening for Christmas celebrations for Londoners and just one other home.
According to Hancock, it will be “It is very difficult to control the new virus before the vaccination campaign arrives,” he told Reuters.
Although the newly discovered strain of virus is spreading faster than the previous one, there is no evidence that it makes you sicker. It is also not believed that there is any difference when it comes to the vaccine, which is believed to have the same effect in the new strain.
